Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-27
END OF THE NALL CASE.
A SAD STORY OF THEFT, DEATH
AND LUNACE.

The Court Ocders the Case MOI. Pressed
Monthly Meeting of the apitol Com
mission-Peters Park Chosen as tho
Site for the school of Technology.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 26.--ln the spring
OF 1888 A. G.. Sharp, special agent OF tBe
Post Office Department, now Mayor OF
Chattanooga, was sent to Atlanta TO look
into the books and accounts OF the posi-
office, which had been running crooked
for some time. Ex-Gov. Conley was
Postmaster and Joel :. NaN Assistant
Postmaster. Sharp discovered that Nail
was deiaulter for IA large sum, going
into the thousands, and had him arrested
on a commissioners warrant. Nall, VINO
had wealthy connections, gave BOND IN
S., 900 until the grand jury acted. his
arrest was the sensation OF the houf' AS
he was we'll known and had lived pretty
fast. Knowing ones attributed MS
shortage to women and driuk,
but no explanation oil whele
the money went has ever been given 10
the public. Immediately after his arrest
Nall attempted su eide, but the prompt
attendance OF physicians saved his NE
Postmaster COnley, who was then and is
now believed TO be free OF any criminal
connection with the delaicaton, promptly
made the shortage 20 when the amount
was ascertainod. This the government
claimed was $S,022 81. At the September
term of the United states District Court,
in 1883, the grand jury indicted Ooth
Conley and Nah for embezzlement and
conspiracy TO embeZZle. Mr. Conley gave
bond with William W Clayton. Benjamin
4. Crane and Rufus b. Bullock a. sure
lies, The case was called up this morning.
Judge Dorsey, attorney Tor the ueIehee'
suggested to the court The death OF Gov
ConIey, which occurred last year, ana
submitted certified copy Of the records
NJ the Ordinary OF Coweta county, that on
Jan. 10, Nall, on the petition OF relatives,
had been duly tried by commission OF
1unacv, found of uusound mind, and sent
10 the asylum. The court ordered tie
case mol, pressed. This was the last OF a
series of heavy dcfnlcations in the history
of the Atlanta post office.
THE CAPITOL COMMISSION.
The monthly meeting of the Capitol
Commission as neld to-day. The com
missioners inspected the building, APP
proyed the architects estimate OF the cost
sor the past month SIC, 51S( and ordered It
maid. 1t was decided il feasible to change
she character OF The parapet walls, W hicn
was TO be OF galvanized iron, TO stone,
and thew directed the contractors TO
make an estimate OF the cost and report
al the ne xt meeting.
The chronological School Commission
to-day finally decided to locate the school
on the site offered in Peters PARK, in
North Atlanta. The site offered by the
Peters Park Improvement Company is a
tract or $50 acres. The tact that the base
ball park is on the same tract will locate
Ait to many Sayannahians who visited At
pa 2 a last season.
4 ELECTIONS ORDERED.
The Governor has ordered the following
SECTIONS;
4 In The thirty fourth Senatorial district,
sonsiasln0 OF the counties OF Gwiunett,
Del alb and Henry, March %, to fill the
Vacancy caused by the death OF the late
benator W God.
An Mitchell county on the fourth Satur-
day In February TO nil vacancy on the
4 Board of County Commissioners.
81 oliver b. Payne, an unwary moon
sinner of Dawson county, VINO has been
eIuding the officers, wandered to town
this afternoon, was arrested, carried be-
fore Commissioner HaiSht, waived ex-
animation, gave $500 bond and returned
homo wiser, II sasder.
Al 4 mmissiOn was issued to-day to Au-
gus Il. Hansel, Judge OF the Southern
I Gre p
rVo MURDERERs CAPTURED.
a
Co b Moon, OF the police force. assisted
hy Detective Bedford, captured two negro
murderers early this morning at the farm
ui Tom Kennedy, about seven miles from
able city on the Campbelit1n road. The
names OF the men are henry Folsom and
Lewis Searcy. They were surprised while
: AsIeep In cabin. On Dec. 80 last they
nscaped from the Mississippi state prison
3 ut jackson. Both were In tr NE. Ftl-
sim mas served eleven wears aud
xearcy eight. the former murdered
fegro boy because he threw an opossum
ut MIN. The latter murdered his wife and
negro man OF whom he was Jealous.
Descriptions of the escaped cOnyicts were
sent 20 police headquarters here several
weeks ago, and the force have been on the
lookout for them.
John G. Robinson, assistant superin-
tendent OF the Mississippi penitentiary.
who is now in atlanta, will take the con-
yicts 10 Jackson tomorrow.